Conyers in Rockdale County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Rockdale County Korea and Vietnam War Memorial

Photographed by Mark Parker, November 24, 2023

1. Rockdale County Korea and Vietnam War Memorial Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the men of the Armed Forces of Rockdale County, who paid the supreme sacrifice in Korea and the Vietnam conflict.

Korea - Russell H. Ford

Vietnam - Cary Clark, Donald Garrett, Wayne Hamlin, Melvin Holcomb, Danny McGee, William McCaskill, Terry Savage, Earl Shaffer, James Skipper Thomas C. Smith Jr.

Erected by American Legion Post 77.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam.

Location. 33° 40.056′ N, 84° 1.036′ W. Memorial is in Conyers, Georgia, in Rockdale County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street Northwest and Court Street Northeast, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street Northwest. Marker is located in front of the Rockdale County Court House. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 800 North Main Street Northwest, Conyers GA 30012, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Piedmont

and in Metro Atlanta.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in

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North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rockdale County World War I and World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); "Flame of Freedom" (here, next to this marker); Rockdale County (here, next to this marker); City of Conyers (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Conyers Station (about 500 feet away); The Dinky (about 600 feet away); Unity Garden at Olde Town (about 600 feet away); Sherman at Conyers (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Conyers.

Wide view of Rockdale County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, November 24, 2023

2. Wide view of Rockdale County Courthouse

Subject monument along with two other war Memorials and the Rockdale County marker are to the right of the main entrance.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 188 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 19, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.